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I am for the first time providing a<span> </span><span class="x_markipvi9c0v2" style="margin:0px">chronogram</span><span> for a pre-1800 Hebrew book </span>in a note field in both transliteration and native script:</div>


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We do not have any official guidelines in current Hebraica RDA cataloging documentation for recreating a<span> </span><span class="x_markipvi9c0v2" style="margin:0px">chronogram</span><span> </span>from a resource so I am emulating how it would be recorded


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For the work that I am currently working on I have done it in the following manner:</div>


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<b>500 Date of publication derived from<span> </span><span class="x_markipvi9c0v2" style="margin:0px">chronogram</span>: ע’ל’ מ’ש’פ’ט’ו’ ישב</b></div>


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<b>500 Date of publication derived from<span> </span><span class="x_markipvi9c0v2" style="margin:0px">chronogram</span>: ʻA.l' m'i'sh'p'a'ṭo yeshev</b></div>


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I would greatly appreciate any feedback from experienced<span> </span><span class="x_markenn3wsgfk" style="margin:0px">rare</span><span> </span>book catalogers.</div>


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Sincerely, Heidi Lerner</div>


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ph: 650-725-9953</p>


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